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Construction worker
Equitable Transition
February 26, 2025
Article

New skills for new prosperity

Addressing Canada’s skills shortage is key to building a low-carbon economy
Portrait of Megan Gordon
Electric car charging near house garage in suburbs
Transportation
February 20, 2025
Article

Now is the time to invest in Canada’s EV industry and make EVs accessible to more people

We urge the government to swiftly restore funding and provide certainty to the rebate program
Adam Thorn Hongyu Xiao Portrait of Lejla Latifović
Alberta wildfire on the horizon
Buildings
February 14, 2025
Article

Why Alberta needs resilient retrofits now

The province has seen a 90% surge in home insurance costs
Portrait of Rachel Sutton
Worker at oil wellsite
Oil & Gas
February 12, 2025
Article

Action on methane makes sense now more than ever

Using cost-effective measures to further reduce methane emissions will help, not hinder, Canada's oil and gas sector at this time of uncertainty
Portrait of Amanda Bryant
Demand-side management: family with smart thermostat
Buildings, Equitable Transition
January 15, 2025
Article

How utilities can reach customers who need energy savings the most

The potential equity benefits of demand-side management
Portrait of Monica Curtis Kari Hyde
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Large excavators and dump trucks mining the Alberta Oilsands.
Oil & Gas
December 26, 2024
Op-ed

Let’s face it, we are going to need a leaner, cleaner oil and gas sector

Regulating the oil and gas sector is not a road to economic destruction, but a prudent choice to opt in to the prosperous clean-energy future that all Canadians deserve
Portrait of Simon Dyer
Image of winnipeg skyline
Buildings
December 17, 2024
Article

Manitoba’s energy plan puts B.C. to the test

A new energy plan is needed in B.C., and the Prairies provides an ambitious example
Portrait of Jessica McIlroy
White electric vehicle charging with a road, forest and mountain visible in the foreground
Transportation
December 12, 2024
Article

Accelerating Canada’s EV Future

2024: A year of progress and opportunity
Adam Thorn Portrait of Lejla Latifović
Aurora borealis lighting up the sky beneath a snow covered mountain range in Canada
Electricity
November 28, 2024
Article

Canada in the Age of Electricity

Regulations will continue to play a critical role in supporting Canada's electricity grid transformation
Portrait of Will Noel Portrait of Scott MacDougall
International Energy Agency headquarters in Paris
Equitable Transition
November 22, 2024
Article

Clean energy employment is surging globally and it’s time for Canada to join in

Findings from IEA employment report signal need for workforce policy solutions
Portrait of Megan Gordon
A liquified natural gas LNG tanker at sea
Oil & Gas
November 22, 2024
Op-ed

A changing energy market makes expanding LNG in B.C. risky business

If private sector proponents wish to bear these risks, they can. But before LNG projects are given priority access to publicly funded clean electricity, the government needs to take an objective look at the likely return on investment
Portrait of Janetta McKenzie
A Canadian flag flying on the top of the Peace Tower, part of the Canadian Parliament Building in Ottawa.
Oil & Gas
November 21, 2024
Article

Remarks at the Standing Senate Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources

For the Committee's study 'Climate Change: Canadian Oil and Gas Industry'
Portrait of Simon Dyer
Residential concrete construction
Buildings
November 15, 2024
Article

Canada and the world’s progress on low-carbon concrete since COP28

Strides Canada has made to make concrete decarbonization a global priority
various old Pembina Institute logos